ELCHE. Real Betis was eventually too much to handle for Elche with the goal of Juanmi (12′), Willian Jose (24′ pen) and N. Fekir (27′). Elche lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

Real Betis remained with 10 players after H. Bellerin received a red card in the 68′. Even so, Real Betis still succeeded in win this encounter competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez assisted by José Antonio Garrido Romero and Iván Masso Granado. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Elche

0 - 3

Real Betis

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 105
  • 57 Dangerous attack 16
  • 81 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 10 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Elche had a superior ball possession 58% while Real Betis was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elche was has a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Real Betis succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Elche shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Elche received 1 yellow card (L. Boye). Talking about the opposition, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (A. Moreno and Juanmi).

Also, Real Betis didn’t finish the match with 11 players after H. Bellerin (Real Betis) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (68′).

Match Timeline

12'
18'
24'
Willian José(penalty)
27'
Nabil Fekir (goal)
Diego González- sub ->P. Bigas
46'
Tete Morente- sub ->J. Pastore
46'
52'
53'
63'
63'
68'
Héctor Bellerín- Red
69'
69'
Aitor Ruibal - sub ->Juanmi
74'
80'
80'
William Carvalho- sub ->Willian Jose
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this encounter, Elche will stay with 11 points like Granada to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Real Betis will have 24 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away with Osasuna on the 29th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Osasuna (4 draws).

Real Betis will host Levante on the 28th of November with a 9-9 head to head.

Elche – Formation

Elche
G
Edgar Badia 13.Spain
5.9
D
A. Barragán Fernández 19.Spain
5.8
63'
D
E. Roco 3.Chile
6.3
D
Pedro Bigas 6.Spain
5.3
46'
M
Johan Mojica 22.Colombia
6.5
M
Javier Pastore 15.Argentina
6.2
46'
M
Omar Mascarell 21.Spain
6.6
63'
M
Gerard Gumbau 2.Spain
6.8
M
Josan 17.Spain
6.5
74'
F
Lucas Pérez 12.Spain
7.3
F
Lucas Boyé 9.Argentina
6.6
53'
Substitutes
G
Kiko Casilla 1.Spain
D
Diego González 4.Spain
6.8
46'
D
H. Palacios 14.Colombia
6.8
63'
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
M
Raúl Guti 8.Spain
7.0
63'
M
Iván Marcone 23.Argentina
M
Tete Morente 11.Spain
7.0
46'
F
Pablo Piatti 20.Argentina
F
Guido Carrillo 7.Argentina
7.2
74'
F
Darío Benedetto 18.Argentina
F
Pere Milla 10.Spain
F
Jony Álamo 33.Spain

Elche started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Francisco Escriba Segura decided to play with the following team: Edgar Badia (5.9), Antonio Barragán (5.8), Enzo Roco (6.3), Pedro Bigas (5.3), Josan (6.5), Gerard Gumbau (6.8), Omar Mascarell (6.6), Javier Pastore (6.2), Johan Mojica (6.5), Lucas Pérez (7.3) and Lucas Boyé (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Gonzalez (6.8), Helibelton Palacios (6.8), Raúl Guti (7.0), Pablo Piatti, Guido Carrillo (7.2), Darío Benedetto, Pere Milla, Gonzalo Verdú, Kiko Casilla, Iván Marcone, Jose Morente (7.0) and Jonathan Carmona.

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: P. Bigas for D. Gonzalez (46′), J. Pastore for Tete Morente (46′), A. Barragan for H. Palacios (63′), O. Mascarell for R. Guti (63′) and Josan for G. Carrillo (74′).

Best player: Lucas Pérez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was Lucas Pérez.

His rating is (7.3) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 6 crosses.

Real Betis – Formation

Real Betis
G
Rui Silva 13.Portugal
7.4
D
Víctor Ruiz 6.Spain
7.0
D
Germán Pezzella 16.Argentina
7.0
52'
D
Álex Moreno 15.Spain
7.3
90'
D
Héctor Bellerín 19.Spain
6.1
68'
M
Sergio Canales 10.Spain
6.8
69'
M
Paul Akouokou 4.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Juanmi 7.Spain
7.6
69' 18' 12'
M
Nabil Fekir 8.France
7.9
27'
M
Rober González 27.Spain
7.1
80'
F
Willian José 12.Brazil
7.3
80' 24'
Substitutes
G
Claudio Bravo 25.Chile
G
Joel Robles 1.Spain
D
Juan Miranda 33.Spain
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
7.0
52'
D
Marc Bartra 5.Spain
M
William Carvalho 14.Portugal
6.4
80'
M
D. Lainez 20.Mexico
M
Andrés Guardado 18.Mexico
6.6
69'
M
Joaquín 17.Spain
F
Cristian Tello 11.Spain
6.9
80'
F
Borja Iglesias 9.Spain
F
Aitor Ruibal 24.Spain
6.2
69'

Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Rui Silva (7.4), Héctor Bellerín (6.1), Germán Pezzella (7.0), Víctor Ruiz (7.0), Álex Moreno (7.3), Paul Akouokou (7.0), Sergio Canales (6.8), Rober Gonzalez (7.1), Nabil Fekir (7.9), Juanmi (7.6) and Willian José (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: William Carvalho (6.4), Diego Lainez, Juan Miranda, Andrés Guardado (6.6), Edgar Gonzalez (7.0), Cristian Tello (6.9), Claudio Bravo, Joaquín, Borja Iglesias, Aitor Ruibal (6.2), Joel Robles and Marc Bartra.

Real Betis could not rely on the presence of E. Gonzalez (injured).

Substitutions

Real Betis made 5 changes: G. Pezzella for E. Gonzalez (52′), S. Canales for A. Guardado (69′), Juanmi for A. Ruibal (69′), R. Gonzalez for C. Tello (80′) and Willian Jose for W. Carvalho (80′).

Best player: Nabil Fekir​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Betis was Nabil Fekir.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 33 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​